Jim Perreault

Father, husband, son, educator, thinker, reader, mentor and Red Wings fan

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.

[Assessment for Effective Intervention @AEIsagepub]

New research on the early development of planning and executive function found OnlineFirst: "A Preliminary Investigation Into the Role of Planning in Early Writing Development" by Amna A. Agha, @TruckTrucks Jodene G. Fine, @megankperreault https://t.co/o8isTKxL4U

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Do you agree?
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[Jim Perreault @Perreault75]

Why Education Is About To Reach A Crisis Of Epic Proportions https://t.co/W4d604MjUt

[Megan Perreault @megankperreault]

Schools embrace tools to help 'overwhelmed' students - MindShift https://t.co/ZyV9sRAFZl

[Steve Leinwand @steve_leinwand]

Just wondering…Why are we so eager to combine grades in 6-8 so that some can be accelerated into Alg 1 in grade 8, when the duplicative Alg 2 and Pre-Calc can easily be merged to open the door to Calculus to anyone who wants it without the inequity of Middle School tracks? Hmmm.

[Tom Newkirk @Tom_Newkirk]

Why do we treat narrative, informational, and persuasive writing as distinct types of writing? It's a lie. Narrative undergurds all. Writing is a mix. Let's let students in on that secret.

[Megan Perreault @megankperreault]

Excited to partner with @TruckTrucks and other amazing researchers supporting teachers in writing instruction # Writing Architect https://t.co/pXCrk7KRwk

[Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell]

Guess who’s taking the fight against Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to the classroom? I will not be silenced by the Magic Kingdom! https://t.co/JyV9bPrM5V

[Daniel Pink @DanielPink]

The ideal number of hours to work each day?

Five.

Doesn't apply to those who can't control their sched. But knowledge & creative workers can get a heckuva lot done in 5 hours of uninterrupted, no-meetings, email-free, Slack-less, heads-down work.

https://t.co/SBGHKrkIQC

[Jim Perreault @Perreault75]

I could not agree with this more! Kids have lots they could tell us about how they would best learn. We need to listen to them, make them feel cared for and make classrooms places that inspire them to be creative thinkers!

[George Couros @gcouros]

"Kids truly are the most precious, abundant, and underutilized resource in every classroom. They are also critical to personalizing learning for teachers." @LainieRowell

Shared this from Lainie and discuss the importance of stories in this week's email! https://t.co/MpisUZ1x1L

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Kids who are described as "hard to handle" may actually be resisting the tendency of adults to treat them as things to be handled

[Jim Perreault @Perreault75]

I could not agree with this more. Being a leader is an act of service and and only when you see it as this will you get maximum growth from those around you.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Ambition is refusing to quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.

[Shane Safir @ShaneSafir]

Eliminate D’s and F’s. If you have to have grades, go ABC/I (Incomplete) so kids can make up any classes they struggled in. D feels like defeat and F signals failure. Get failure out of the classroom!

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

I’m hearing from many parents about how teachers are performing heroically in difficult and scary times to provide comfort, humor, empathy, and instruction. Teachers are always superheroes. Now they seem to have even another gear of awesomeness. They are the best of #WhatUnitesUs

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

There are so many quiet, unsung heroes in American daily life, but at the top of the list must be nurses and teachers. They exemplify the best of #WhatUnitesUs.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on.

[TED-Ed @TED_ED]

The psychology behind why incompetent people think they're amazing: https://t.co/Ng5nw5mVvv